Fortuner and Everest get five-star ANCAP rating

28 Oct 2015News

The Toyota Fortuner and the Ford Everest are among the latest vehicles to receive five-star ANCAP safety ratings.

The new Toyota Fortuner and Ford Everest are among the latest vehicles to receive five-star ANCAP safety ratings, with the Everest beating the Fortuner’s crash-test score by a whisker.

The Fortuner achieved an overall score of 33.95 out of 37 when tested, with 13.45 out of 16 given for frontal off-set collision safety, and 16 out of 16 for side-impact safety.

The Everest fared slightly better than its rival, scoring 35.98 out of 37 overall, due to a better result in the frontal off-set crash-test – it scored 15.38 out of 16.

The updated models of the Ford Ranger MKII, and Toyota Land Cruiser 200 Series also retain the five-star ratings of their predecessors, with the Land Cruiser 200 scoring 33.09 out of 37 overall, and the Ranger scoring a near-perfect 36.72 out of 37 overall.

According to ANCAP, the proportion of models achieving five-star ANCAP safety ratings has gradually increased from zero in 2002 to 77 per cent (of rated models on sale) today.